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CHI91LA092

1991-02-09 · LAWRENCE, Kansas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LWC

Current FAA registration · N4450C

Make / Model
CESSNA 175A
Year of manufacture
1960 · 31 years old at event
Engine
FRANKLIN 6A&6V335 SER (210 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19600215
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A55F8B

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND SWERVE.

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT SAID THAT ON HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT, HE BECAME CONFUSED AS TO THE FUNCTION OF THE RUDDER PEDALS AND BRAKES. HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, AND THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_CHI91LA092.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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